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abbreviated, is prepared by treatment of triphenyltin chloride with lithium aluminium hydride. Although Ph₃SnH is treated as a source of "H·", in fact it does not release free hydrogen atoms, which are extremely reactive species. Instead, Ph₃SnH transfers H to substrates usually via a radical chain mechanism. This reactivity exploits the relatively good stability of "Ph₃Sn·"

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